Changes are not always for the better, but we will all agree that they generate excitement. Nothing is closer to a happy ending than a new beginning. Comparisons, always odious, do nothing more than to delve into the weaknesses of the legends and break the aspirations of the promising newcomers. So, let us idolize the …
Yes, Madrid won yesterday. We all know it and even expected it. A fully insured team visited another one immersed in an inexhaustible trial period. However, football is seasoned with unimaginable unforeseen events, so not trusting your team despite the storm is insulting to say the least. How difficult it is to predict the near …
After the irruption of new and multiple competing options to football within the entertainment industry, I consider it attractive to bring up an unusual fact to date in the history of our beloved sport: the extinction of close scores and subsequent celebrations. Despite being somewhat related, a closed match is not the same as watching …
In Spain we do not know how to retain talent, look at it from any perspective you want, but as soon as someone stands out, we crush him and we spend all our efforts to find defects instead of pushing his virtues to the top. One thing we are great at is creating talent. Year …
Uncatalogable colors and inexcusable designs more typical of the circus industry make a dent in one of the most supported practices in the history of this sport: the acquisition of your team's kit at the beginning of the season. Designs that, far from being labeled as creative, are a reason to restrict the use of …
I am sorry for the delay of this article. Your sudden departure and your recent press conference have generated in me many doubts, the answers to which fly over my head without any projection of landing. However, it would seem inappropriate not to thank you for the countless joys you have brought to Barcelona. Destined …
It surprises me as much as it frightens me how, immersed in an economy of survival and even going through one of the most critical situations in the history of our sport, several of its protagonists seek to deepen the wound instead of covering it. For any ordinary child, playing football is simply a dream, …
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Stamford bridge. May 2009 After a fierce duel in Barcelona that ended goalless, the second leg in London anticipated another great night. A Barcelona side on the edge of their seats were constantly under siege from Chelsea, who were chasing the goal that would certify their place in the Champions League final. That ambition turned …
A totally atypical transfer window is approaching, marked by commercial relations that bear an enormous parallel to distant times when barter was the main exchange currency. Gone are those markets in which desire, lust for power and spending went hand in hand. Sad or not, perhaps necessary, any speculation about a bombastic signing will turn …
Last night Neptuno was dressed in red and white, thus announcing the conclusion of a season as competitive as unusual and therefore half of Madrid came out to celebrate the atlético triumph. Simeone's pupils were victorious after a season in which Real Madrid and Barcelona seemed to hand them the crown even before they started. …
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